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Year in review: The top 10 viral Minnesota news stories of 2018

Fans go Skol crazy and a YouTube stunt goes fatally wrong: Top 10 viral Minnesota stories of 2018.

December 31, 2018 at 5:44PM
Beth Arntson stood outside of a dream castle that she and her husband, Gary Arntson, started to build themselves 20 years ago. Because of illness, they are selling their castle.
Beth Arntson stood outside of a dream castle that she and her husband, Gary Arntson, started to build themselves 20 years ago. Because of illness, they are selling their castle. (Tom Wallace — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top-read viral stories published by the Star Tribune in 2018. Stories are ranked by a combination of page views and social shares, likes and comments.

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FILE -- A rent deposit slot at an apartment complex in Tucker, Ga., on July 21, 2020. As an eviction crisis has seemed increasingly likely this summer, everyone in the housing market has made the same plea to Washington: Send money — lots of it — that would keep renters in their homes and landlords afloat. (Melissa Golden/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: XNYT58
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